Danny Cipriani, 22, was born in London. He played junior football for Queens Park Rangers and schoolboy cricket for Berkshire and Oxfordshire. At nine, he began playing rugby at Rosslyn Park, and in 2003 he joined London Wasps. He made his first team debut at 17, and his England debut in 2008. Recently signed to the Melbourne Rebels, he will move to Australia later this year.

When were you happiest?When I am playing rugby.

What is your greatest fear?Spiders.

What is your earliest memory?Christmas in Trinidad with my family when I was four.

Which living person do you most admire, and why?David Beckham, for the way he came back after his sending off in the 1998 World Cup.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?I'm too trusting.

What is the trait you most deplore in others?Being late.

What was your most embarrassing moment?Peeing on my uncle's back when I was two. I don't remember it, but he liked to remind me of it.